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Section 1: Learn the International Phonetic Alphabet
An Introduction to the IPA13 Topics -
Section 2: The Sounds of Australian EnglishConsonants: Pronunciation Tutorials26 Topics
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b - e.g. bar, cub
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d - e.g. dag, wood
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ʤ - e.g. job, budge
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ʧ - e.g. chest, beach
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ɫ - Dark L - e.g. milk, hell
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g - e.g. gap, beg
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h - e.g. hot, ahead
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k - e.g. kill, back
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l - e.g. let, kill
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m - e.g. make, dam
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f - e.g. fake, cliff
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ɽ - e.g. little, ladder
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ʒ - e.g. massage, leisure
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z - e.g. buzz, zebra
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j - e.g. you, soya
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w - e.g. wet, wish
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v - e.g. vet, starve
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ð - e.g. this, father
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θ - e.g. bath, thought
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t - e.g. top, but
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ʃ - e.g. shut, bush
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s - e.g. see, house
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ɹ - e.g. red, crab
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p - e.g. pet, stop
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ŋ - e.g. lung, stank
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n - e.g. no, ban
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b - e.g. bar, cub
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Consonants: Pronunciation Exercises26 Topics
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Consonants: Minimal Pairs21 Topics
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/b/ vs /v/ – e.g. bat vs vat
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/b/ vs /p/ – e.g. big vs pig
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/d/ and /ʤ/ - e.g. bad vs badge
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/f/ vs /v/ - e.g. fan vs van
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/k/ vs /g/ - e.g. cap vs gap
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/s/ vs /z/ - e.g. sip vs zip
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/ɹ/ vs /l/ - e.g. read vs lead
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/s/ vs /ʃ/ - e.g. save vs shave
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/t/ vs /d/ - e.g. tie vs die
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/v/ vs /w/ - e.g. vine vs wine
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/ʧ/ vs /t/ – e.g. cat vs catch
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/ʤ/ and /z/ – e.g. page vs pays
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/l/ vs /ɫ/ - Light L vs Dark L
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/ð/ vs /z/ - e.g. with vs whizz
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/m/ vs /n/ - e.g. grim vs grin
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/w/ vs /ɹ/ - e.g. wake vs rake
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/t/ vs /ɽ/ - e.g. T vs T-flap
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/θ/ vs /f/ - e.g. oath vs oaf
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/θ/ vs /s/ - e.g. thong vs song
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No H vs H - e.g. (h)ost vs host
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Consonants vs Consonants + R - e.g. sting vs string
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/b/ vs /v/ – e.g. bat vs vat
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Vowels: Pronunciation Tutorials20 Topics
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ɐ - e.g. hut, love
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æ - e.g. had, bat
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æɪ - e.g. day, hate
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ɐː - e.g. hard, far
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eː - e.g. air, swear
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e - e.g. head, leg
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ɪɐ - e.g. ear, pier
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ə - e.g. about, suppose
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ɜː - e.g. bird, heard
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iː - e.g. he, sea
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ɪ - e.g. it, hid
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ɑe - e.g. eye, lie
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ɔ - e.g. off, hot
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oɪ - e.g. boy, noise
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əʉ - e.g. no, hope
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ʉː - e.g. food, blue
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oː - e.g. or, law
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ʊ - e.g. book, would
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ʉɐ - e.g. tour, cure
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æʊ - now, loud
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ɐ - e.g. hut, love
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Vowels: Pronunciation Exercises20 Topics
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iː - e.g. bee, sea
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ɪ - e.g. mid, it
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e - e.g. head, net
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æ - e.g. had, whack
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ɐː - e.g. car, palm
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ɐ - e.g. hut, love
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ɔ - e.g. not, hot
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oː - e.g. for, floor
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ʊ - e.g. wood, should
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ʉː - e.g. shoot, stew
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ɜː - e.g. turn, learn
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æɪ - e.g. play, hate
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ɑe - e.g. wide, light
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æʊ - e.g. foul, now
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əʉ - e.g. hope, boat
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oɪ - e.g. joy, hoist
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ɪə - e.g. here, dear
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eː - e.g. hair, bear
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ʊə - e.g. lure, tour
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ə - e.g. Around, sUppose
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iː - e.g. bee, sea
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Vowels: Minimal Pairs8 Topics
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Section 3: Advanced LessonsLesson 1: -ED Endings11 Topics
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Exercise 1.1: ED Endings Pronunciation Exercise
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Exercise 2.1: Type 1 -ED Endings - /t/
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Exercise 2.2: Type 1 -ED Endings /t/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 3.1: Type 2 -ED Endings - /d/ Voiced Consonants
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Exercise 3.2: Type 2 -ED Endings - /d/ Voiced Consonant Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 3.3: Type 2 -ED Endings - /d/ Vowels
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Exercise 3.4: Type 2 -ED Endings - /d/ Vowel Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 3.5: Type 2 -ED Endings - /d/ Vowel & Voiced Consonant Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 4.1: Type 3 -ED Endings - /əd/
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Exercise 4.2: Type 3 -ED Endings - /əd/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 5.1: All -ED Endings Combined Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 1.1: ED Endings Pronunciation Exercise
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Lesson 2: -S/-ES Endings11 Topics
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Exercise 1.1: -S/-ES Endings Pronunciation Exercise
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Exercise 2.1: Type 1 Endings - /s/ Voiceless Consonants
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Exercise 2.2: Type 1 Endings /s/ Tongue Twisters.
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Exercise 3.1: Type 2 Endings - /z/ Voiced Consonants
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Exercise 3.2: Type 2 Endings /z/ Voiced Consonant Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 3.3: Type 2 Endings - /z/ Vowels
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Exercise 3.4: Type 2 Endings - /z/ Vowels Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 3.5: Type 2 Endings - /z/ Consonant + Vowel Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 4.1: Type 3 Endings - /əz/
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Exercise 4.2: Type 3 Endings - /əz/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 5.1: All Combined Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 1.1: -S/-ES Endings Pronunciation Exercise
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Lesson 3: The Yod Part 13 Topics
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Lesson 4: The Yod Part 210 Topics
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Exercise 1.1: The Yod Part 2 /j/ Pronunciation Exercises
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Exercise 2.1: Words with /t/ + /ʉː/ = /ʧʉː/
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Exercise 2.2: /t/ + /ʉː/ = /ʧʉː/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 2.3: Words with /d/ + /ʉː/ = /ʤʉː/
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Exercise 2.4: /d/ + /ʉː/ = /ʤʉː/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 2.5: Words with /s/ + /ʉː/ = /ʃʉː/
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Exercise 2.6: /s/ + /ʉː/ = /ʃʉː/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 2.8: /z/ + /ʉː/ = /ʒʉː/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 2.7: Words with /z/ + /ʉː/ = /ʒʉː/
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Exercise 3.1: All Combined Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 1.1: The Yod Part 2 /j/ Pronunciation Exercises
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Lesson 5: The Yod Part 38 Topics
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Exercise 1.1: The Yod /j/ Part 3 Pronunciation Exercise
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Exercise 2.1: Type 1 - Words with /ʃ/
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Exercise 2.2: Type 1 - Words with /ʃ/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 3.1: Type 2 - words with /dʒ/
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Exercise 3.2: Type 2 – Words with /dʒ/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 4.1: Type 3 - Words with /ʒ/
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Exercise 4.2 Type 3 - Words with /ʒ/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 5.1: All Sounds Combined Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 1.1: The Yod /j/ Part 3 Pronunciation Exercise
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Lesson 6: The Aussie R Part 15 Topics
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Lesson 7: The Aussie R Part 26 Topics
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Lesson 8: The Aussie /ɐ/ Sound4 Topics
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Lesson 9: H-Deletion2 Topics
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Lesson 10: The 'Mutant' N6 Topics
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Exercise 1.1: Words with the 'Mutant N' in Them
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Exercise 2.1: /n/ Becomes /m/ - Spellings: NP, NDP, NTP, NB, NDB, NTB, NM, NDM, NTM
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Exercise 2.2: /n/ Becomes /m/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 2.3: /n/ Becomes /ŋ/ - Spellings: NK, NDK, NTK, NG, NDG, NTG
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Exercise 2.4: /n/ Becomes /ŋ/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 3.1: All Combined Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 1.1: Words with the 'Mutant N' in Them
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Lesson 11: The Glottal T9 Topics
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Exercise 1.1: Rule 1 Examples
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Exercise 1.2: Rule 1 Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 2.1: Rule 2 Examples
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Exercise 2.2: Rule 2 Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 3.1: Rule 3 Examples
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Exercise 3.2: Rule 3 Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 4.1: Rule 4 Examples
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Exercise 4.2: Rule 4 Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 5.1: All Combined Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 1.1: Rule 1 Examples
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Lesson 12: The Syllabic N11 Topics
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Exercise 1.1: Syllabic N with or without Nasal Release
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Example 2.1: Type 1 - Syllabic N Examples = /(ə)n/
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Exercise 2.2: Type 1 - Syllabic N Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 3.1: Type 2 - T + Syllabic N Examples
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Exercise 3.2: Type 2 - T + Syllabic N Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 3.3: Type 2 - D + Syllabic N Examples
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Exercise 3.4: Type 2 - D + Syllabic N Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 3.5: T or D + Syllabic N Minimal Pairs
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Exercise 3.6: T or D + Syllabic N Listening Comprehension Test
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Exercise 3.7: T or D + Syllabic N Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 4.1: All Combined Syllabic N Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 1.1: Syllabic N with or without Nasal Release
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Lesson 13: The Syllabic L9 Topics
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Exercise 1.1: Syllabic L With or Without Lateral Release
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Exercise 2.1: Type 1 - Syllabic L Without Lateral Release
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Exercise 2.2: Type 1 – Syllabic L Without Lateral Release Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 2.3: Type 2 – Syllabic L With Lateral Release - /t/
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Exercise 2.4: Type 2 – Syllabic L With Lateral Release - /d/
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Exercise 2.5: Type 2 - Syllabic L With Lateral Release Tongue Twisters (/t/ and /d/)
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Exercise 2.6: Type 2 – Syllabic L With Lateral Release - /n/
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Exercise 2.7: Type 2 - Syllabic L With Lateral Release Tongue Twisters (/n/)
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Exercise 2.8: Type 1 & Type 2 Syllabic L Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 1.1: Syllabic L With or Without Lateral Release
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Lesson 14: The Syllabic N vs the Syllabic L2 Topics
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Lesson 15: Syllable Patterns in English Part 1
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Lesson 16: Syllable Patterns in English Part 21 Topic
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Lesson 17: Syllable Patterns in English Part 35 Topics
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Lesson 18: Initial Position Consonant Clusters Part 125 Topics
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Exercise 1.0 - Initial Consonant Cluster Examples
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Exercise 1.1: /pl/, /pɹ/ and /pj/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 1.2: /pj/, /pɹ/ and /pj/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 2.1: /kl/, /kɹ/, /kw/, and /kj/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 2.2: /kl/, /kɹ/, /kw/, and /kj/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 3.1: /bl/, /bɹ/ and /bj/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 3.2: /bl/, /bɹ/ and /bj/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 4.1: /tw/ and /ʧɹ/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 4.2: /tw/ and /ʧɹ/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 5.1: /dw/ and /ʤɹ/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 5.2: /dw/ and /ʤɹ/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 6.1:/gl/ and /gɹ/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 6.2: /gl/ and /gɹ/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 7.1: /fl/, /fɹ/, and /fj/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 7.2: /fl/, /fɹ/, and /fj/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 8.1: /vj/, /mj/, /nj/, and /hj/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 8.2: /vj/, /mj/, /nj/, and /hj/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 9.1: /θɹ/ and /ʃɹ/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 9.2: /θɹ/ and /ʃɹ/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 10.1: /st/, /sp/, /sk/, and /sf/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 10.2: /st/, /sp/, /sk/, and /sf/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 11.1: /sw/, /sl/, /sm/, and /sn/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 11.2: /sw/, /sl/, /sm/, and /sn/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 12.1: /ʃw/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 12.2: /ʃw/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 1.0 - Initial Consonant Cluster Examples
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Lesson 19: Initial Position Consonant Clusters Part 25 Topics
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Lesson 20: Final Position Consonant Clusters30 Topics
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Exercise 1.1: /ft/, /vz/, /ʧt/, /ʤd/, and /ʒd/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 1.2: /ft/, /vz/, /ʧt/, /ʤd/, and /ʒd/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 1.3: /ʃt/, /ts/, /ps/, /ks/, and /gz/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 1.4: /ʃt/, /ts/, /ps/, /ks/, and /gz/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 1.5: /dz/, /bz/, /ŋz/, /ŋk/, and /nz/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 1.6: /dz/, /bz/, /ŋz/, /ŋk/, and /nz/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 1.7: /mz/, /mp/, /md/, /nd/, and /nt/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 1.8: /mz/, /mp/, /md/, /nd/, and /nt/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 1.9: /kt/, /pt/, /bd/, /gd/, and /lm/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 1.10: /kt/, /pt/, /bd/, /gd/, and /lm/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 1.11: /lv/, /lf/, /ls/, and /lt/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 1.12: /lv/, /lf/, /ls/, and /lt/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 1.13: /ld/, /lʤ/, /lʧ/, /nʧ/, /nʤ/, /sp/, and /st/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 1.14: /ld/, /lʤ/, /lʧ/, /nʧ/, /nʤ/, /sp/, and /st/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 1.15: /sk/, /zm/, /θs/, /ðz /, /dθ/, and /pθ/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 1.16: /sk/, /zm/, /θs/, /ðz /, /dθ/, and /pθ/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 2.1: /nts/, /ndz/, /nst/, /kts/, and /spt/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 2.2: /nts/, /ndz/, /nst/, /kts/, and /spt/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 2.3: /kst/, /skt/, /dθs/, /pθs/, and /mps/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 2.4: /kst/, /skt/, /dθs/, /pθs/, and /mps/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 2.5: /ŋkθ/, /ŋks/, /fθs/, /lvs/, and /lts/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 2.6: /ŋkθ/, /ŋks/, /fθs/, /lvs/, and /lts/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 2.7: /ldz/, /lmz/, /lʧt/, /lʤd/, and /lfs/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 2.8: /ldz/, /lmz/, /lʧt/, /lʤd/, and /lfs/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 2.9: /nʧt/ and /nʤd/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 2.10: /nʧt/ and /nʤd/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 3.1: /ksts/, /mpts/, /lpts/, /ŋkθs/, /ksθs/ and /lfθs/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 3.2: /ksts/, /mpts/, /lpts/, /ŋkθs/, /ksθs/ and /lfθs/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 4.1: /ŋksts/ Consonant Clusters
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Exercise 4.2: /ŋksts/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 1.1: /ft/, /vz/, /ʧt/, /ʤd/, and /ʒd/ Consonant Clusters
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Lesson 21: Medial Consonant Clusters2 Topics
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Lesson 22: Final Stop Consonants Part 11 Topic
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Lesson 23: Final Stop Consonants Part 27 Topics
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Exercise 1.1: Muted Stop Consonant /d/ Pronunciation Exercise
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Exercise 1.2: Muted Stop Consonant /t/ Pronunciation Exercise
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Exercise 1.3: Muted Stop Consonant /b/ Pronunciation Exercise
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Exercise 1.4: Muted Stop Consonant /p/ Pronunciation Exercise
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Exercise 1.5: Muted Stop Consonant /g/ Pronunciation Exercise
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Exercise 1.6: Muted Stop Consonant /k/ Pronunciation Exercise
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Exercise 2.1: Muted Stop Consonants Listening Exercise
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Exercise 1.1: Muted Stop Consonant /d/ Pronunciation Exercise
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Lesson 24: Aspirated Consonants3 Topics
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Lesson 25: The Pronunciation of X10 Topics
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Exercise 1.1: X Pronounced as /z/
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Exercise 1.2: X Pronounced as /z/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 2.1: X Pronounced as /ks/
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Exercise 2.2: X Pronounced as /ks/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 3.1: X Pronounced as /gz/
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Exercise 3.2: X Pronounced as /gz/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 4.1: X Pronounced as /kʃ/
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Exercise 4.2: X Pronounced as /kʃ/ Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 5.1: X Pronounced as /gʒ/
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Exercise 6.1: All Combined X Tongue Twisters
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Exercise 1.1: X Pronounced as /z/
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pronunciation
- /kt/
- psyched – /sɑekt/
- baked – /bæɪkt/
- biked – /bɑekt/
- joked – /ʤəʉkt/
- puked – /pjʉːkt/
- /pt/
- slept – /slept/
- adopt – /əˈdɔpt/
- swept – /swept/
- crept – /kɹept/
- tempt – /tempt/
- /bd/
- robbed – /ɹɔbd/
- curbed – /kɜːbd/
- probed – /pɹəʉbd/
- webbed – /webd/
- dubbed – /dɐbd/
- /gd/
- tugged – /tɐgd/
- gagged – /gægd/
- fogged – /fɔgd/
- hugged – /hɐgd/
- egged – /egd/
- /lm/
- film – /fɪlm/
- realm – /ɹelm/
- holm – /həʉm/
- elm – /elm/
- overwhelm – /ˌəʉvəˈwelm/
